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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
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The remarkable activity in Florida af-
fairs this summer leads the editor of the
Orlando Reporter to write the following
editorial, which covers the ground SO
well that we are led to give it a place in
THE NEWS:
Possibly at no time since the war has
the advancement and prosperity of
South Florida been as general and as
marked as now. There is a demand for
lands in all portions where desirable
lands are not kept out of the market by
exorbitant prices. Major Conant, of the
Florida Southern Railroad, is reported
as selling more land than at any
time since the company received
its grant. The land department
of the South Florida Railroad is
doing a fine business. The Land
and Colonization Company, with head
quarters at Sanford, seems to have
sprung into new life and activity of late.
while holders of private lands are receiv-
ing calls from people outside of the State
for lands for cultivation. The impression
seems to have gone out that owing to
the tide of travel to California last win
ter that the people of Florida have he
come alarmed, and that prices are lower
than they are liable to be again for years.
To some extent this is true. There are
many whose condition requires them to
realize upon improvements. They Were
disappointed in not being able to do this
last winter, and they are now seeking
the purchasers instead of the purchasers
seeking them. A recent letter from Bos-
ton to the Reporter predicted that next
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
LORD LYTTON'S TEETH-PRINTS.
As to the CannibaIistie Charge that He
Tried to Eat His Lady.

Tried tn Eat His Lady.
Letter i'm London Truth.
The article i'm last weeks Truth about
Lady Lytton is very interesting, but |
$ hould be sorry to believe any startling
in satisfactory way. can tell you an
opportune anecdote OF Lady Lytton
which has never appeared in print.
Nearly forty years ago a series of anna
teur performances of Lord I4ytton's play,
: Not So Bad AS We Seem" took place
mt Devonshire House in aid of the eyre
gious Guild of Literature and Art. Dick
ems was one of the principal performers
and Lady LyttOn demanded an interview
with him in order that he should he ar her
charges against her husband so that he
might have an opportunity of Judging
whether Lord LyttOn was hit char
acter to be ut the head of such an Ell
terptise. Lady Lytton saw Dickens tat
Tavistock House, SD far as | ren,ember)
and she laid great stress on the story
to- be found in this new book and it is
copied into Truth. Dickens simply asked
Lady Lytton to- allow him to see the
mark in her cheek. ON which she seemed
confused, and then was obliged to con-
fess that there was no mark. Dickens
politely closed the interview, and he af-
terward said that if Lady Lyttons crack
story" were untrue land there must have
been n permanent mark if her husbands
teeth had met in her cheek, ) it was i'm
possible to believe her other stories.
When the Queen went to Devonshire
House to see Lord LyttOn's play there
was CONSERVATION among those who
Were behind the scenes. as it was known
that several tickets had fallen into the
hands of Lady Lytton, who had intima-
ted to her friends that she proposed
making public appeal to her Majesty
between the acts. Field, the great de
tective of those days, was summoned to
Devonshire House. and he undertook to
prevent Lady Lytton from entering the
temporary theater. ''She will go away
directly she finds that | am in earnest,
he said. on which Lord Lytton ex-
claimed, lin a deep and tragical voice"
as Dickens said, Mr.. Field, you don't
knowLady Lytton: she 'front.' go away mo-
body can make her go away if she is re-
solved to stay" Lady Lytton, however,
abandoned her intention mt the last mo-
ment, SO the expected scene did not take
place; but she had given her hus-
band truly narrowing fortnight, as
from the moment he had heard of her
plan he anticipated the royal visit with
a perfectly sickening apprehension.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

winter would see a greater rush to Flor
ida than ever before. and greater de-
mand for orange lands. The prediction
was based upon the disappointment of
those who were induced to go to Califor
mia last winter by the low rates and rose
colored advertisements. The writer
thinks that Florida will get these people
other far-reaching and observant people
who predict the same thing and who are
inclined to anticipate this movement by
taking advantage of the apparent tenn
porary depression, to make investments
here. One thing is certain: Now is
good time to buy. Times may be a little
hard, but where are the visible effects !.
Orlando has, since the first of February
last, put down street railways, and put
in water and gas. Building operations
are as brisk as ever, and promise more
for 1887 than for any former year. In
another item we give some facts con
corning Sanford's boom. What is true in
these cases is true of Kissimmee, Apop-
ka, Tavares, Eustis, Fort Mason, Zell-
wood, Mount Dora, Sorrento, Leesburg.
Ocala, Gainesville, Palatka, Tampa,
BroOksville, Barlow, and every other
South Florida town. The Orange Belt
Railroad is displaying wonderful activity.
Eighteen hundred men are at work along
the line between Oakland and Pineilas.
Oakland, which consisted of a post office
and few scattering farm houses until a
year ago, has become a thriving, hus-
Ting little city. Everywhere this
activity prevails. If any particular
place is losing its grip" the fact is due
to the Incidence of the people, or to a
false sense of security which comes of
easily secured prosperity in former years
If any Florida towns sit down now and
INDUCES in a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, it
will waken I'D later to find that the world
has moved on and left it behind, There
has never been a better time to work for
Florida or for a particular section of it
than now. There has never been time
when inactivity or a neglect to work be
cause times were hard was attended with
SO much danger. South Florida as a
whole is making rapid strides. The
town or the man who sits down to rest
is going to- be left behind
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
MR.. STUDOR'S SALvATOR ROSA.
He Says Storage Company Punched
Two $4,000 Holes i'm Ii.
= IL LIZ

The Common Pleas Court room. pre-
sided over by Justice Van HOsen. had
something of the air of an opening
about it yesterday. \ huge canvas of
Salvador Rosa 5 leaned against one of the
walls and the various judges of the
court one after another filed in to inspect
its sombre coloring. The painting is
now the subject of litigation involving
So. 900. 1t is the property of Jacob III.
Studer, who values it at $40, 900 and he is
suing the Manhattan Storage and Ware
house Company for damages to it. He
says that on April 3, 1886, he intrusted it
to the keeping of the defendants, eau
tioning them at the same time to be very
careful of their trust and apprising them
of its great value. Nevertheless, when
he afterwards reclaimed his picture. he
found two large, ugly holes in the can
vas, which it is impossible to- patch. The
defendants say that the plaintiff said
nothing to them of the value of the pic
tIIre and deny that it received careless
handling i'm their keeping. What wounds
Mr.. StudOr more than all the rest of his
grievances put together, they imply in
their answers n doubt as to the genuine
Ness of the work. Several well known
artists will he called upon to-day to pass
upon the merits of the painting and dis
cover if it is a real Salvador Rosa.
Mr.. Studor, who. besides being the ar-
thor of The Birds of North America,
is "a lover of the fine arts. told the his
tory of his picture and how he bought
it of Mrs. Munley. of Cincinnati. and
paid for it $4,000. He has been offered
various sums of money for it, but would
never part with it, and he feels that
even Judgment for the full amount
claimed could not compensate him for
the injury. The motive of the painting
is an attack upon a Mediterranean mo-
mastery by Italian bandits, and the es-
cape of the holy brothers by small boats
ON the sea. Some of the holy monks, in
the confusion and haste of escape. have
forgotten n good deal of their vestments,
and are considerably exposed to the dan
gers of the elements. In the deepest
tones of foliage overhanging the seas,
the unfortunate perforations are very
apparent. The case will be- continued
TODAY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

The Savannah Nears says 1.-The quaran-
tine officers along the Atlantic coast
have great responsibility resting upon
them. The cholera has not disappeared
from South America. On the contrary.
the reports show that it is making its
way northward. Only the utmost vigil
ance can keep it out of our ports. There
have been reports of its appearance ON
the Isthmus of Panama and in Cuba.
but these reports have not been verified
The cholera was introduced into
Buenos Ayres through the negligence of
the quarantine officer of that port, and
thousands of lives were destroyed by it
in that city and its vicinity. Doubtless
it will claim thousands of other victims
in South America before it leaves that
country. If the scourge gets a foothold
in this country it will be through lax
quarantine regulations or the careless
ness of quarantine officers. The health
authorities of the whole country have
had fair warning of the threatening
danger"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

A correspondent of the Boston T'rdr-
elier interviewed President Cleveland the
other day on the prohibition question.
The President spoke freely enough on
the subject, but if the interviewer got
any information he wanted, he must
have been easily satisfied. Said the
President: Il have been thinking over
this movement for long time. There
is scarcely day when something does
not turn up to remind me of the curse of
rum. Men are disgraced, sent to prison,
and mount the scaffold, simply because
they are not able to control their appe
titles. This is one side of it, Now look
at the other. There is no pleasanter
spectacle than to see hundreds of Ger
mans, with their wives and children, in
a beer garden, listening to the music and
enjoying themselves as good and law
abiding citizens. | drink beer and light
wines myself, and think feel all the
better for their use. believe that every
man should be law unto himself in this
matter. It's mighty complicated ques-
ton however"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
ODD DEVICES OF GIRLS.
One wedding Outfit for Three Brides.

Cincinnati Times-Star.
We have Just heard a story of three
very ingenious young ladies that is out
of the ordinary. These young ladies are
all about the same age. and size, and by
n singular coincidence were all to- be
married about the same time. They
We're all ambitious to have swell we'd
dings and stunning outfits, but their
purses We're not long enough for both,
and to possess the latter even was fl
nancial puzzle which gave them many
n sleepless night. Finally they put their
heads together and hit upon "A plan. To
avoid any unpleasant gossip among their
mutual friends and inevitable compan-
ions. which is always odious, they de-
cided to give up the big wedding. but
they w Guild have the bang up outfit by
pooling their moneys. No. |, who was
to he married first, was to make a bar
gain with the dressmaker to make any
alterations desired in the trOsseau after
the wedding was over, and the three
We're to go together to select it, which
they did. and the dress was made up in
the very pink of fashion, with point lace
enough to exhaust the stock of a Worth,
and bride No. l was married The cere-
mouy overthe trousseau was turned over
To No. ,, and she took it To the dress
maker for alteration according to con-
tract, and in il she was married, after
which the second retitting was done and
again the brilliant outfit stood before the
marriage altar and a third bride was the
envy of the few guests present because
of the gorgeous bridal decorations. How
was the dress paid for? No. paid half
the bill because she had the first wear.
Nos. ? and 3 shared the other half. No.
was willing To pay rs much as No.
because, though she did not have the
privilege of the second wear. she by
mutual consent, kept the dress.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
Romance of the Custer Massacre.

Another romance originating in tho
Custer massacre has been discovered in
connection with the gold watch worn by
Lieut.. Crittenden, who also persisted by
the vengeful bullets and knives of Sitting
Bulls people. The watch was present
which his father. Gen. Crittenden, had
purchased in England some time before.
1t became the booty of a Sioux warrior.
who, in due season, after crossing the
line. sold it to Canadian ranclIer or far
mer. The purchaser, suspecting there
must he some history connected with it,
wrote to the maker in England, describ-
ing the watch and stating its number.
The maker wrote back that the watch
hal been sold originally to Gen. Critten-
den. of the United States army. There
upon the Canadian communicated with
the general, who promptly repurchasesl
the watch, and it now hangs in his bed
room in New York City, a sad memorial
of the fate that befcll his brave boy
Kansas City Journal.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
Honoring Woman with Children


When Nine. de Stael asked the EN-
peror Napoleon what kind of a woman
he considered most valuable to the En-
pire. the little corporal wounded the sem
sitive feeling of that distinguished per
sonage by sententiously replying: The
woman who has the most children. The
spirit which prompted such a reply has
evidently found temporary Judgement in
the breast of an Illinois Central Railroad
suburban conductor. The other day
while / was coming into the city on that
thoroughfare an honest-looking woman
boarded the train at Forty-third street
with seven small children of various
ages. When the conductor. clad in a
new suit of blue. made Respondent with
brass buttons, sternly demanded her
ticket. a blush of confusion swept over
her honest counter ance as she fumbled
vaInly in her pocket for her purse, which
she had left at home. Il haven't INV
ticket, sir she meekly remarked. the
look of confusion growing deeper as
she observed the looks of the passengers;
Il left it at home" The conductor
glanced along the row of chubby faced
boys by her side and said: Are YOU the
mother Of those seven children: Yes,
SIR she replied Well, continued the
conductor. ANY woman who has done
as much for her country as that can ride
on my train for nothing" And the con-
ductor left the ear. followed by the APP
plause of the passengers
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
Justice smiths Awful Threat.
New York Star.

Johanna Delaney, of No 525 First
avenue, a woman who appeared to be-
about fifty.years of age, had her husband
William. who said he was twenty-six
years old, arraigned at the Yorkvilie
Court yesterday ON a charge of failing to
provide for her. Justice Smith asked
her how long she was married to him.
She replied that she married him nine
years ago.
We'll, said the Justice. ''he must
have been only IL wears old mt the time:
what did you marry him for. to bring
HIM up. Then turning to William he
SAID, Are you willing to support your
wife III let you go:
Upon the young man answering that
he was, Justice Smith said You are dis
charged. but if You ever come besore me
again, Ill send you to an orphan asylum
and your wife To the old woman's home. -
And the couple left the court room
with a frightened expression on their
faces over this awful threat.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
Near~I-htc,ine~s in the Schools.

DIR. Whittier. of Brool.line. who has
exsrIinc1 the eyes of members Of the
upper classes in the hugh schoOl of that
town, states that over 30 per cent. of thu,
pupils have some affection of the eve.
Thirty-four per cent Of those examined
were troIbled with myopy. II per cent.
with hyperopia- and 6 per cent. with
various other eye troubles. ''Of these ii
per cent. were astignratic To some cx-
tent" says the doctor. Il propose 10
examine the same pupils eyes one year
from now, To see what changes have
taken place. especially in the myop.c
eyes. So far, l find that nearsightelnesi
seems to increase in proportion a. our
school system becomes more conplex.
and pupils are obliged to apply them
selves more closely to their work. A
larger per cent of myopic eyes are found
in city than in village or country schools. '
Boston Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

The New York Star says that it has
great respect for the Independents, but
its faith would be sadly shaken if any
of them should follow Mr.. Curtis in the
theory that John Sherman is about the
purest and ablest man in public life
The Star does not like discussion by
personal attack, but this surprising state
ment compels it to remark that, from the
whisky tax Legislation of 1862 down to
the contamination of the great presi-
DENTAL fraud, there is nothing to sub
stantiate, but everything to contradict
the assertion of Mr.. Curtis.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
A LOST RACE
Discovery I'm West Virginia of Relics of an
Extinct Race.
New York World


New York World
On the banks ofIthe Guyandotte River
toward its head, Is a large farm owned
by a gentleman named Leitz, writes a
New York ITorld correspondent from
Parkersburg, Va On this farm are scat
tered a number of mounds or tumuli
erected ages ago by a people long since
extinct. In each tumulus. on "A level
with the surrounding country and in The
centre of the mound, is a large crypt,
which contains the homes of men and
women. When discovered short time
since the skeletons were found in great
numbers, many of them well preserved
from the cOrroding tooth of time. Some
of the bones Were of unusual size and of
great thickness In the same crypts by
the side of the skeletons, were many
stone hatchets. flint arrows and spear
heads and other indications of primal
warlike race.
Fragments of pottery of peculiar shape,
We're found laying around. These tum-
uli had undoubtedly been the burying
place of prominent members of the lost
race, chiefs, princes or savage Poten-
tates. But. strange as WAS the finding
within the mounds. a stranger one lay
within scope of territory surrounding
them Within the space of several
acres-say ten or twelve-in the shape of
an otstSOii the Ipiou1IlSilstIt hsti uhtoN-
cred evidences of a fertilization. The
outer line had evidently at one time been
thrown up by these extinct people as a
means of defence from attack by other
races of people. Within these walls in
Vulnerable pieces of bone, fragments of
the skeletons of hundreds of people
were found in all attitudes; among and
around them spear heads, arrow heads.
stone hatchets and other implements,
We're scattered, covered with fragments
of n conglomerative stone of a highly
silicious character. which has enabled
them To resist degradation and removal
by water and the leveling powers of at
mospheric agencies. otherwise the corro-
ding influence of time would have re-
moved all traces of these people Out
side in either direction, lines and piles of
bones and Instruments of war We're
found, showing that at one time "A fierce
battle for existence had occurred-a war
of extermination-in which the strange
people confined within the stone and
earthern battlements had suffered de-
feat, and that men. women and children
had been mercilessly slaughtered.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
at is pleasalt to see our brothers dwell

at is pleasant to see our brothers dwell
together in unity" This old proverb is
suggested by reading this tribute of John
T. Graves, of the Florida Herald, TO a
brother Jacksonville journalist: sour
esteemed contemporary, Col. Merrill, of
the Ne,rs, is making personal friends of
all who meet him. He is a genial warm
hearted gentleman, and worthy of all
respect and esteem. The Herald is glad,
after ten days acquaintance, to well
come such a citizen to Jacksonville.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
THE DAILY NEWS

THE DAILY News Is published every morn
iur EXCEPT Monday, and delivered by carriers
in the city, or mailed, postage free. 81 for three
months "a for six months, or 81 per annum-
column paper published every Friday, con-
tanning all the news of the week. local and
generaI Ii is the largest and handsomest
weekly paper published in Florida, and will be
mailed, postage free. for 81 a year, or % cents
for six months. Specimen copies Tree 10 any
address. =
Local advertisements, % cents per line Tor
first insertion, and 10 cents per line Tor each
additional Insertion Special notices, 10 cents
Ger line Reduced rates on continued adver-
tisements. -.
All advertising bills become due pro rata
every month"; Special and short-time payable
In advance.
All remittances should be made by express,
money-order or registered letter.
Address, THE NE"s,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

In his earlier years the late Professor
F. L. Ioumans was very fond of rare
roast beef; but on one occasion Professor
Agassiz told him that trichine Were az
liable to be found in beef as in pork. and
that the only way to avoid the risk IF
eating them was to have ones meat thor
ouShiy cooked Always afterwarl Pro-
fessor Youmans insisted upcS having his
beef well done. Public . pinion.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

In naval torpedoes Spain leads the world
with her model boat that drives along at
the rate of thirty-three miles AN hour. Ii
a stop is not put to the discovery and in
vention of modern appliances for war,
some of the belligerent nations across the
water will be frightened out of all no
ton of fighting. No one except specu-
lators would object to such an effect.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

Americans usually play for even, and
win one time or another. Colonel Buff
falo William is getting back at present
some of the dollars from the English
public that was paid TO the Langtry and
other so-called theatrical stars by the
American public. Colonel William viii
vet be recognized as a patriot
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

As matter of precaution for the safety
Of employees work is suspended in certain
Austrian coal mines, in dangerous places.
during a fall Of the barometer, it having
been proved by experiment that the
quantity and intensity of explosive gases
greatly increase as the atmospheric pres
sure diminishes. Chicago Times.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

The Athens Banner Waterman says
that at the late session of the Georgia
Press Association, resolutions of censure
were passed against ST Hawkins, of the
Covington Enterprise, for degrading his
high profession by becoming member
of the Georgia Legislature.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
PALATKA. FLA. MAY %. 1887.

1t takes seventy-five experts tw"
months to count Uucle Sans money.
And by the time they get through about
600. 900. 900 more of war taxes wrung
from the people must be added to the
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28

A foreign lady who had become used
to the English language was invited to
partake of some oysters 20. thank
you, she replied. "A little of the Juice
please: none of the beasts. Wichifd
ATTrpgr
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-28
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